| giveaway |
a word or action that betrays or reveals, usu. unintentionally. [2 definitions] |
| give away |
to surrender possession of or give as a gift. [4 definitions] |
| give a wide berth to |
to stay out of the way of. |
| giveback |
a reduction in workers' salaries, benefits, or rights agreed to by a union during labor negotiations in exchange for some other concession by management or in recognition of depressed economic conditions. |
| give birth |
(of a female human or animal) to deliver offspring into the world. |
| give in |
to agree to something you don't want to agree to, especially after a long argument. |
| given |
past participle of give. [5 definitions] |
| given name |
a person's first name, given at birth or baptism, as distinguished from one's family name. (Cf. surname.) |
| give one's eyeteeth |
to give one's most valued possession, as for something that one greatly desires. |
| give rise to |
to lead to; cause. |
| give someone a hand |
to help (someone) with a particular task. |
| give someone the finger |
(slang) to express anger or contempt by extending the middle finger upward. |
| give someone the slip |
to elude; escape. |
| give the gate |
to reject. |
| give up |
to surrender; yield. [3 definitions] |
| give up the ghost |
to lose one's life; die. |
| give way |
to withdraw. [3 definitions] |
| gizmo |
(informal) something nameless or whose name is forgotten, esp. a mechanical gadget or part; thingamajig. |
| gizzard |
an enlarged, muscular portion of the digestive tract of birds in which partially digested food is finely ground with the aid of abrasive particles. [2 definitions] |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| glacé |
having a glazed, frosted, or glossy surface; candied or iced. [2 definitions] |